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The Barre Daily Times
Barre, Washington County, Vermont
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William J. Bryan visited President Taft at the White House for a social half-hour call on April 19. He then advocated for funding hookworm extermination and a Pan-American college in Porto Rico, met Speaker Cannon, held a reception discussing legislation including support for postal savings bank and criticism of railroad bill, before leaving for Lincoln.
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It Was as Visitor to President Taft for Half-Hour.
Washington, April 20.—William J. Bryan walked to the White House yesterday to pay his respects to President Taft. The two were together for half an hour. Mr. Bryan said the call was purely social and politics was not discussed.
In the afternoon Mr. Bryan visited the capitol and urged the House committee on insular affairs to appropriate money for the extermination of the hookworm in Porto Rico and to establish a Pan-American college there. He declared that Porto Rico is "the key by which we are to unlock South America," and that South America offers a golden opportunity for the immigrant.
Mr. Bryan and Speaker Cannon had a talk in the latter's office. Later the Nebraskan held an impromptu reception in the House yesterday. He met a number of Democratic representatives, with whom he discussed pending legislation. He thought Democrats should vote for the postal savings bank bill, but feared that the bad features of the railroad bill outweigh its good ones. Mr. Bryan left last night for Lincoln.
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Washington
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April 19
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William J. Bryan visited President Taft at the White House for a half-hour social call. In the afternoon, he urged the House committee on insular affairs to fund hookworm extermination and a Pan-American college in Porto Rico, emphasizing its importance for South America. He talked with Speaker Cannon and held an impromptu reception in the House, discussing legislation including support for the postal savings bank bill and criticism of the railroad bill. He left for Lincoln that night.